[vsnet-grb 168803] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Feb 20 21:52:46 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 20 Feb 12 12:52:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.855d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.374d {-41d 22' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 111.062d
SLEW_TIME:       46380.00 SOD {12:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15977 TJD;    51 DOY;   12/02/20
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 140
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       333.32d {+22h 13m 16s}  -11.02d {-11d 00' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        105.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      315.56d {+21h 02m 14s}  -12.16d {-12d 09' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        92.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.96 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 150.33,0.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.01 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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